Entertainment & Sports
Sep. 21, 2012
Postmortem publicity fights rise
Dead American celebrities are gaining power as more states consider legislation to protect the use of an individual's image after death.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Dead American celebrities are gaining power as more states consider legislation to protect the use of an individual's image after death. But legal experts say the likelihood of Congress enacting a uniform publicity law and what such a law might look like remains nearly as uncertain now as it has for decades.
Last month's 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal affirmation of a lower court decisio...
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